OurKindofCruelty

Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel | Araminta Hall

Found this at Half Price books and snagged it since I‘ve been trying to collect the BOTM books 🖤
And I found a new bookmark.

#botm #halfprice #halfpricebooks #haul #bookmark #ourkindofcruelty #aramintahall #bookhaul #usedbook #snow

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Social Creature: A Novel | Tara Isabella Burton

I read this trio of three SUPER dark books lately and haven‘t been able to stop considering the ways that they intersect. No spoilers, but there‘s some *great* discussion here just waiting to happen! (Trigger warnings all over the place, though.)

UnabridgedPod #bookstagram #booknerd #bookworm #bibliophile #bookaddict #booklove #booklover #Booknerd #reader #reading #readingisfun #instabook #instabooks #igbooks #igreads #books of instagram #bookstagrammer #bookish #amreading #bookreview #allthebooks #you #carolinekepnes #ourkindofcruelty #aramintahall #socialcreature #taraisabellaburton 6y

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Whimsical.Curiosity

Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel | Araminta Hall

so-so

I may be a sucker for a thriller but this book swept me up in a new storyline, lovable and loathsome characters and an ending I am still on the fence about. Mike and V were a love storm that never really ended, or did it? Depends on how you read it. #istilldontknow #doyou? #AramintaHall #OurKindofCruelty #pageturner

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The Wrap-up: 21 Days to Learn What the Bible Teaches About the End of the Age | Kay D. Paulson

May Stats: 11 books (2 short, 1 #chunkster, and 8 regular):

FAVORITES:
#SometimesILie
#GirlsNightOut - #arc (July ‘18)
#ImFineAndOtherLies - loved the #audiobook
#WhatHappened (chunkster)
#TheDeathofMrsWestaway - #arc (available now)
#You

Others:
#InConclusionDontWorryAboutIt (short)
#OurKindOfCruelty - ARC #BOTM (available now)
#OPH - #LitsyBuddyRead
#Wildflower - hated the audiobook
#DownwardDog - arc (short)

#ReadingResolutions - #MayStats

Jess7

Jess7 #MayWrapUp #JpMayBooks #JPgoodreads #Jpgoodreadschallenge 6y

Andrew65 👏👏👏🙌🙌🙌 6y

Samplergal ❤️ loved downward dog. What a quirky little book and show. 6y

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morevna When does a book qualify as a chunkster? Also, I love this term 😍😂 6y

Jess7 Haha! Thanks! I‘ve seen other people use the term. I‘m not 100 percent sure — but it was thick. I think it might have been over 600 pages but I‘m not 100 percent on what qualifies - maybe just whatever you consider large? 🤗 @morevna 6y

britt_brooke @jess7 Great month! I consider anything over 500 pages a chunkster, but I think it‘s subjective. 😄 @morevna 6y

Karkar I think it is totally subjective. I think anything over 500 pages is a chunkster. 6y

laurenlovesliterature 😮😮😮😮👏👏👏👏 6y

Jess7 Thanks this only happens when my previous month‘s stats were like 2-4 books — bc a lot of these were started the previous month. I always have like 2, then 11, then 3 or 4, etc... Low months followed by high months lol @laurenlovesliterature 6y

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Jess7

Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel | Araminta Hall

so-so

3/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ I wanted to like this book more than I actually did. It was fast-paced in parts and very slow in others. One character‘s obsessiveness drove me a bit nuts—although I didn‘t dislike either of the main characters. The trial felt repetitive of the 100s of pages I already read, revealing only a few things I hadn‘t already learned. I kept hoping for an exciting twist that never happened, and I felt the ending was disappointing. #jpbookreview

Jess7 #netgalley #arc #honestreview #bookreview #thriller #OurKindOfCruelty #botm #bookofthemonth #bookofthemonthclub #review (edited) 6y

Jess7 @JoScho here is my review 6y

Jess7 Also— I‘m not sure the description of this book as one of the nastiest thrillers written in years in the tagline fits. In fact that almost made me shy away from reading it, but I did not find the writing to be particularly graphic and I wouldn‘t describe the plot or the characters as nasty. Disturbing, sure— delusional, definitely—but not nasty. Parts of it were dark, but not nearly as dark as a Gillian Flynn book. (edited) 6y

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Jess7 @TheFunkyBookworm @Alfoster 6y

JoScho Thanks for the tag 😊 I might hold off on this one for now. 6y

AmyG Good review. Thanks. 6y

Jess7 You might like it. @JoScho . I might have had too high of expectations, but for me I needed a twist. Some people have compared it to You by Caroline Kepnes. I have only read half of that one, but that one seems to have a higher level of creepiness bc Joe was a stranger to Beck at first whereas Mike is not and Joe was more strategic and actually killed people or attempted to kill people that stood in his way. You is definitely darker and creepier. 6y

Jess7 Have you read it @AmyG - I‘m curious to hear others‘ thoughts. 6y

Jess7 I should add that thinking of it in the context of a debut author, it was well written and I would definitely read a second book. I‘m just really disappointed by the ending. 6y

LiteraryAries I thought the story was just okay. I understood what the author was trying to say about what goes on during trials but I was still waiting for a twist that never came. 6y

AmyG I have not read this but it was in my radar. Now, maybe not so much. 6y

Jess7 Yeah, I agree with you. If this was supposed to be more focused on that I think it should have been marketed differently. I thought the cover with the bloody chains or whatever that is on the cover doesn‘t fit at all, and the description by Gillian Flynn felt really off to me. @LiteraryAries 6y

Jess7 You might really like it if you go into it with different expectations. Just don‘t be expecting a twist.. I think has my expectations been managed better I might I‘d liked it better and not been so disappointed by the wrap up and ending. @AmyG 6y

LiteraryAries @Jess7 The cover was the necklace 6y

Jess7 Ohhh, that makes more sense. I don‘t think I noticed the Eagle on it and it seems really long. I still don‘t see the eagle, but I‘ll have to look at my copy at home. It just looked like metal wire or something to me. @LiteraryAries (edited) 6y

TheFunkyBookworm Thanks for the tag- I was looking forward to your review! I‘m going to give it a go...but it may have slipped down a couple places in the tbr stack lol 6y

Jess7 #thegreeneyedreader 6y

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Jess7

Our Kind of Cruelty: A Novel | Araminta Hall

Perfect sunny Saturday to indulge in a DARK book 🌗😉

- What are your weekend plans?
- What are you reading?

#bookofthemonth #botm #ourkindofcruelty #AramintaHall #SaturdayReading #WeekendPlans #thriller #suspense #currentlyreading #crave

keys_on_fire Attending a diaper party and hoping to finish Rosie Colored Glasses. On the way home tomorrow I‘ll be listening to

Stirring the Pot: My Recipe for Getting What You Want Out of Life

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HiddenGemBooks I don‘t know what a diaper party is... but I‘m intrigued 😂👍 6y

corycatelyn Working. I'm currently reading...not too far into it so I'm excited to see what happens

Beautiful Broken Things

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keys_on_fire @HiddenGemBooks It‘s similar to a baby shower, but thrown by the father to be. In exchange for bringing packs of diapers, guests get food and beer lol 6y

LA_Mead I‘m going to do some gardening and re-read “Ready Player One.” 6y

TheLibrarian Dog sitting while watching Netflix and reading. 6y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Red Clocks ❤️ 6y

LaraReads Working all weekend. 😭😭😭 But trying to read & Litsy a little before I have to go in. 6y

RebelReader Hanging out with my daughters and Reading! 6y

RebelReader Reading for book group

The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane

mrp27 House/dog sitting at the beach. 6y

The_Heeler_Booklife See movie, do some homework assignments, finish How To Walk Away, and read more of Ace of Shades. 6y

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Jess7

Sometimes I Lie | Alice Feeney

Finally home from work at last!! Time to finish Alice Feeney‘s #SometimesILie for Day 10 #thrillerthursday of #ReadingResolutions! After that I plan to start one of these three books... 📚 Which one should I read next?

📚 #ourkindofcruelty
📚 #thedeathofmrswestaway
📚 #aplacedforus

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LitsyOwl They all look great! When I get home from work I always say that I simply cannot bear to make another decision 🤪🦉 7y

k.reads.5 I am so excited for A Place for Us! 7y

Alfoster Oh and I loved Our Kind of Cruelty!😍 7y

MelissaSue81 I‘m excited to read the new Ruth Ware. 7y

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Other People's Houses | Abbi Waxman

Finished reading this week‘s suggested reading of #OPH for #litsybuddyread! Now I am torn between finishing #SometimesILie or starting #OurKindofCruelty. Which one would suggest? #booknerdproblems #currentlyreading

LitsyBuddyRead

Lovesbooks87 Sometimes I Lie! 7y

FantasyChick Oh Sometimes I Lie!!!! You won't regret it 😉 7y

candc320 LOVED Sometimes I Lie!! 7y

everfree7 Just finished Other People‘s Houses last night and starting Sometimes I Lie tonight! 7y

mrozzz Sometimes I Lie!!!! 7y

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Amandajoy

Circe | Madeline Miller

Looks like a good selection from #BOTM this month. What‘s everyone choosing? I‘m undecided right now & could use some help!

NovelGirl82 I chose Circe & Our Kind of Cruelty (it was a tough decision, though!) 7y

angel1 I just placed my order for Then She Was Gone...but it was a hard choice!! 7y

writerlibrarian Circe was just wonderful. 7y

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Jess7 I picked several - my Main one was #OurKindOfCruelty. I made a post about it yesterday on my page if you want to se e 7y

The_Heeler_Booklife I picked The Oracle Year, Circe, and Then She Was Gone. 7y

Lovesbooks87 I picked The Oracle Year, The Great Alone, and The Girl Who Smiled Beads. I had a ARC of Our Kind of Cruelty and I have a hold at the library for Then She Was Gone. 7y

BookishShelly Circe. I considered getting The Oracle Year but I think I‘ll get that one from the library. 7y

CharissaWeaksAuthor I did Circe! 7y

thebluestocking I got Circe because I loved Madeline Miller‘s first book, The Song of Achilles. Lots of good picks this month though! 7y

Redwritinghood I got

Circe

Amandajoy @NovelGirl82 @angel1 @writerlibrarian @Jess7 @allthingskayla @Lovesbooks87 @BookishShelly @CharissaWeaksAuthor @thebluestocking @Redwritinghood Thans for the input! I‘m going with Circe! 7y

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amber_ldsmom

Untitled | Unknown

I can‘t decide on Circe or Then She was Gone for my #Botm selection! Help!!!

vkois88, Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks, KirbyH1

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I chose only one!!! Beads!! 🤷🏼‍♀️ 7y

Jess7 I picked up both on my second account (and a couple others on my main account!) My main #bookofthemonth was #OurKindOfCruelty (added #TheAnimators and #Beads) and on my second account my main pick was #Thentherewerenone and my add on was #Circe (bc Litsy has been going crazy for that). Checkout my botmspoilers post on my page if you want to see what others were thinking before they were available. 7y

vkois88 🤔🤔🤔 I'd probably pick Then She Was Gone. I have to look into it, but that title draws me in. Circe has a beautiful cover and has definitely been floating around Litsy a lot lately... Sadly, I don't have BOTM, but sometimes I can find things turned in to the local used bookstore. They had a copy of The Animators last week I may try to go back and get tomorrow 😊 7y

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